The illuminated Osaka Station sign above the station entrance at night, with the lit floors of the station building above it

A Ferris wheel above Umeda rooftops at the right of the frame, under blue sky and a large cloud

The Umeda Sky Building seen from below, two glass towers joined at the top by a ring-shaped observatory

The red-brick Osaka City Central Public Hall lit at night, with its green-roofed central arch and two corner turrets

Umeda, Osaka

Umeda: Where to Eat, What to Do and Where to Stay

Food · Things to do · Where to stay

Most of Umeda is within a short walk of JR Osaka Station. The HEP FIVE Ferris wheel is about 4 minutes from the station's Midosuji exit and the Umeda Sky Building about 7; Kiji and Shin-Umeda Shokudogai are about 3 minutes from the same exit.

The department-store food floors (Hankyu, Hanshin, Daimaru) run 10:00 to 20:00, while the restaurant floors above them run later, to 22:00 or 23:00. One naming point: the JR station is Osaka, and the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line station is Umeda.

Umeda: food, things to do, where to stay

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